School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.02 GPI in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.7009 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
9
2001–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone, 2001–2019

00.250.50.7512001201020192001: 0.701 GPI2011: 0.923 GPI2012: 0.972 GPI2013: 0.986 GPI2015: 0.999 GPI2016: 0.999 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone stood at 1.02 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7009 GPI, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7009 GPI 0.7009 GPI 0.7009 GPI 1
2010s 0.9927 GPI 0.9226 GPI 1.03 GPI 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sierra Leone was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7009 GPI in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.